Illinois Cent. R. v. Archer
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Panola county. Hon. E. D. Dinkins, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Jennie Archer against the Illinois Central Railroad Company and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Robert Archer was struck and billed by one of the trains of the Illinois Central R. Co. on November 7, 1911, and this suit was instituted by the appellee, his widow, against the company and its conductor and engineer in charge of the train which killed him, to recover damages therefor. This appeal is from a judgment in the widow’s favor.
Archer was a carpenter in the employ of the railroad company at the town of Durant. The railroad tracks at this place run north and south. The yards of the company extend some distance both north and south of its depot building. A street known as “Mulberry…
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